Politics maketh man into monkey: Twitter on Satyapal Singh's claim that evolution was scientifically wrong

Union minister Satyapal Singh has claimed that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution of man was "scientifically wrong" and it needs to be changed in school and college curriculum.

Singh, the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, said our ancestors have nowhere mentioned that they saw an ape turning into a man.

"Darwin's theory (of evolution of humans) is scientifically wrong. It needs to change in school and college curriculum. Since the man is seen on Earth he has always been a man," he said while speaking to reporters yesterday here.

The IPS officer-turned-politician was in this central Maharashtra city to attend the 'All India Vaidik Sammelan.' "Nobody, including our ancestors, in written or oral, have said they saw an ape turning into a man," he said.

"No books we have read or the tales told to us by our grandparents had such a mention," the minister added.

Darwinism is a theory of biological evolution that states that all species of organisms arise and develop through the natural selection of small, inherited variations that increase the individual's ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.

It was developed by Darwin, a 19th century English naturalist, and others

Check out the Twitter reactions below: 

This reminds me of Phoebe Buffay. https://t.co/1TLLjSLqbH

— Karishma Sahai (@KarishmaSahai) January 20, 2018

Politics maketh man into monkey https://t.co/qxbEeCpCAp

— Suparn Verma (@Suparn) January 20, 2018

Our politicians are learning from American politicians, but only all the wrong things https://t.co/ktZ4FMMk8l

— apoorva (@apoorvva) January 20, 2018

Some people clearly haven't evolved from apes even now, or it is denial of their origins https://t.co/jLCbbydwQo

— sushant sareen (@sushantsareen) January 20, 2018

What happens now to all those ‘proud’ Hindus who claimed dasavatar is based on theory of evolution? Oh there is no ape in that list.  https://t.co/PGoE12dUZW

— Devdutt Pattanaik (@devduttmyth) January 20, 2018

Satyapal Singh may be right. For he shows the limitations of the ‘survival of the fittest’ principle. He’s still a minister He does prove the Peter Principle. But worry not geeks, as we know, sometimes natural selection takes time. https://t.co/vUGhCU5XES

— Salil Tripathi (@saliltripathi) January 20, 2018

If someone right now goes to Darwin’s grave and attaches a few wires on him as he spins violently, it’ll solve all of India’s energy crisis... https://t.co/5yjeBDlFtk

— Kabir Taneja (@KabirTaneja) January 20, 2018

Nothing wrong in questioning Darwin’s theory but you can’t do that with such “flat-earther” kind of logic. https://t.co/vQjFNROHEM

— Anurag Dixit (@bhootnath) January 20, 2018

Why is it that almost every regressive movement has an issue with evolution and Darwin?

It's almost like clockwork.

— Omair Ahmad (@OmairTAhmad) January 20, 2018

Long before Satyapal Singh, Darwin was dissed more colourfully by Zail Singh at a big Anthropology conf at Panjab Univ: if man evolved from monkey, where did tota (parrot) come from? Difference: minister is IPS, Gianiji had no formal edu https://t.co/UtNTQqvHdC

— Shekhar Gupta (@ShekharGupta) January 20, 2018

Boy, am I glad I am done with school, and so is my daughter. Small mercies in these evolutionary times. https://t.co/Y74nqe9bFk

— PatralekhaChatterjee (@patralekha2011) January 20, 2018

Somebody tell the Minister our ancestors also said "Maunam vidhvana bhooshanam" https://t.co/0ExaSjlgvf

— Greeshma (@opsimath6) January 20, 2018

Indian junior minister in charge of education says Darwin was wrong because nobody “saw an ape turning into a man.” https://t.co/7QGmVBs6T0

— Sadanand Dhume (@dhume) January 20, 2018